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Questions to ask an AI vendor

Take these questions to your procurement or vendor meeting. Each one comes with an example of a good answer.

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The cover of the guide Questions to ask an AI vendor, with its title and the topics it covers.

What the guide covers

  1. Data and storage

    • Where are our documents and what we type stored?
    • In which country is the company that controls the service based?
  2. Access and permissions

    • Does the assistant follow our permissions?
    • How do people sign in, and who manages accounts?
  3. Sources and traceability

    • Does every answer show which documents it is based on?
    • What does the assistant do when the material is missing?
  4. Operation, ownership and exit

    • Can the whole chain run in our own environment, the language model included?
    • What happens to our data when the contract ends?
  5. Costs

    • What does it cost when more people start using it?